Instructional 32-page softcover knitting booklet with two-staple binding; white pages printed with black ink; inside are illustrated knitting instructions endorsed by the American Red Cross for sweaters, helmets, socks, mittens, caps, memorial quilt, and comfort kits for servicemen; knitting instr…
Instructional 32-page softcover knitting booklet with two-staple binding; white pages printed with black ink; inside are illustrated knitting instructions endorsed by the American Red Cross for sweaters, helmets, socks, mittens, caps, memorial quilt, and comfort kits for servicemen; knitting instructions for boy scouts, age 12 to 14, including sweaters, gloves, stockings, capes, scarf and mittens; instructions for hot-water bottle cover, eye bandage, wash-cloth and nurses' mitt on back.
(a) Printed on front: "The // Priscilla War Work Book // INCLUDING DIRECTIONS FOR KNITTED // GARMENTS AND COMFORT KITS // FROM THE // American Red Cross // AND KNITTED GARMENTS FOR // THE BOY SCOUT // BY // ELSA BARSALOUX // PRICE, 25 CENTS // PUBLISHED BY // The Priscilla Publishing Company // 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. // Copyright, 1917, by The Priscilla Publishing Company // Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Patent Office // All rights reserved // Copyright in Great Britain and the Colonies"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 20
Dimension Notes
Length 26.6 cm x Width 19.7 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Booklet is yellowed with brown marks and slightly crinkled; pages are worn, with some pages ripped, at binding; first page is completely detached from last page
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr. Mary E. (Benians) Mclean; CD #8.
Research Facts
Dr. Mary (Benians) Mclean started her medical career in the 1960s, and worked at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital and the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital